Beer-faucet.



II.A. CHAMPION. BEER FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILEI) APII.2'8. 1914. 1,162,085. Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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ROADY A. CHAMPION, OE DENISON, IOWA.

'BEER-FAUCET.

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kSpeccaton of Letters Patent. Patented N0V 3051915.

Application led April 28, 1914. Serial N0. 834,989.

To all whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, ROADY A. CHAMPION, citizen of the United States, residing at Denison, in the county .of Crawford and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beer-Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to faucets, and particularly to that class of faucets used for drawing beer or other liquids wherein air is forced into the upperv portion of the barrel or eask containing the liquid to be delivered so as to force the liquid out through the faucet. Y Y

The primary object of mykinvention is to improve upon the beer faucet disclosed in my Patent, No. 1,051,554, granted to me on January 28, 1913. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a faucet of thisv character having such a construction that all of the parts of the faucet may be readily disassembled and the faucet thoroughly cleaned, and in this connection to so construct the faucet that the longitudinal bore through the faucet shall continue from end to end, that the pump barrel shall be bodily removable fromthe faucet, and that the Acontrolling valve for the faucet shall also be bodily removable.

Still another obje-ct of the invention is to provide for the relatively easy entrance of air into the` barrel when the beer or'other liquid is being drawn off, and to this end to provide an outlet pipe which projects beyond the end of the body of the faucet and is disposed concentrically to the'bore of the body of the faucet so as to provide for the passage of air aroundthe outlet pipe, this air entering the barrel at a pointseparated from theV point where the beer or other liquid enters the outlet pipe. j

YOther objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure k1 is a longitudinal section of a 4faucet constructed in accordance with my invention. l*`ig.l2 is a perspective detail viewof the lower end of the air compressing cylinder with the valve cap detached therefrom. j Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the Washer used on the valve or cock. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the gland nut.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters. Y

Referring to the drawings, 2 designates the body ofthe faucet which is preferably made of metal and which` is tapered toward its rear end as at 3, this tapering portion belng screw threaded. The body ofthe faucet is formed with aV longitudinal bore 4 which extends from the rear end of the faucet entirely through the body to the front end thereof. DisposedV in the forward end of this bore is a seat 5 against which rests a gasket 6. The wall of the bore forward of this gasket is screw vthreaded as ,at 7. The body of the faucet intermediate its ends is also formed with thekupward extension 8 which is interiorly screw threaded and engaging in the screw threads of this extension is the pump barrel 9, the lower end of which is reduced and screw threaded'as at 10, the` barrel being yformed immediately above this screw threaded portion with the outwardly projecting shoulder 11. The upper end of the barrel 9is screw threaded at 12 for engagement with a cap 13, and immediately below this cap the wall of the barrel is perforated as at 14.

Operating within the rbarrel is a piston comprising a piston rod 15, a head 16 and a slightly concave-convex cup 17 of rubber, leather or other suitable material. The upper end of the piston is of course provided with a handle whereby the piston may be operated. The lower extremity of the barrel is partially closed by a wall 18, this wall being formed with a projecting headed Stud 18EL at its center, this stud being perforated. Over the enlarged head of this stud there is placed the vvalve cap 19 of the same formas that illustrated in my prior patent. This cap is conical at its bottom and is formed with the transverse rib Q0 longitudinally slitted as atQl, the resilience of therubbery tending to keep the slit normally closed. Exterior pressure upon the conical bottom of the valve will also tend to keep the slit closed. 1t will be obvious, however, that upon a descent of the plunger within the barrel, the pressure of the airV within the plunger will cause the slit to openfand the air to be ejected. 1t will be seen that the enlarged head 19 engaging as it does within the rubber cap will securely holdv this cap upon the lower end of the barrel and-yet permit the ready removal of the cap in case itis necessaryto replace it by a new one, or 'in case it is desired to entirely clean the interior of the barrel. 11 '1 f The forward end of the body 2, as before stated, is screw-threaded lat. 7' and 'having screw-threaded. engagement therewithiis a gland-nut 22. to engage thegasket 6 disposed within the bore 4. When this 'gland-nut is screwedw home the 4gasket will be- 'coinpressed. The gland-nut` is also provided with ahandle 22al whereby it maybe 'operated. Passing longitudinallyv through the boreiof the faucetv is a pipe 25 which is longer than the vbodyL portion 2 of thefa'ucet, and extends entirely through the bore thereof and outat the-reary end. The forward end of the bore lis contracted and a 'sleeve 23 iis' tted within the `contracted portion of the bore and terminates at its' frontend about inA thefplane of the seat 5. This sleeve 23 maybe lof any material and serves to obtain a close fity between the'bore 4: and pipe 25. This pipeextends through the glandnut 22 and has' attached toit or formed with it the`head'24. Attached to this head 24e is a globular head 26 preferably of wood or like material,` through ywhich passes the ltapered hollow valve 27. This valve-'has a discharge opening at its lower end and a relatively wide inletv opening 2S on onev side whichVv is adapted to register with the opening formed at the center of the Vannular eX- tension 24.Y The valve as before stated, is tapered and is held in proper position within'the head-26 by means of a nut-29 anda washer 30. This washer is preferably of the spring type and therefore may be' compressed by turning up the nut 29 so' as to prevent any possible leakage and also hold the valve so firmly within the head 26 that it cannot be accidentally turned. f f

It `will be obvious that by rotating the gland-nut 22 the gasket 6 will be compressed e and tightened around the pipe 25` thus preventing the escape of any liquid or air. By turning the gland nut in areverse direction the gasket maybe loosened so asl to permit the easy-withdrawal of the pipe 25 and permit the withdrawal of the gasket4 also for cleaning or replacement.

:The operation of my invention will be obviousto those acquainted with the art: lVhen it is desired to force air into the barrel so as to cause a ready ejection of the liquid therefrom, the pump piston 15 is operated which compresses air and forces it out through the slit 2l and into the annular space surrounding the pipe` 25. The air will pass out at the rear end of the body portion of the faucet and into the barrel. If now the tap or valve 27 bvekturned to a position to discharge liquid'from'the barrel, it will be obvious that the compressed air will force the liquid into the pipe 25 and out through the tap. It# will also be obvious that if :the liquid is running slowly, the plunger may bereciprocated-while the tap is open without interfering with the proper passage of the liquid through-the tap. In my p rior construction this is not possiblefor the reasonl-thfat the incoming liquid interfered-,with the outlet passage' of the compressedv 'airfand caused regurgitation: The-liquid7 therefore, would not r'un outsmoothly from? the tap if the pump lplunger were operate'd.-

lIt will be obvious that all-ofthe parts o thisifaucet 'may be readily taken apartfor cleansingrThus the 'glandV nut1122-f1nay'be removediland the pipewdrawn; out ofthe body 2V of the faucet. The-pumpbarrel-IQ may also be readilyVre/Inoved from the"`body portion of the faucet. Under these circumstances the'passage through'the faucet-"is entirely 'clear and; the faucet may be' lreadily cleaned yfrom fend Ito end-with no possible chance of any foreign matter collectingwithin the faucet and-:not being'reir-loveds4 The pumpl barrel' afterA its removal may b'e'readily'cleansed byl taking o'the Valve cap 19 and alsothe cap 131i'fTheplunger-beingremoved, the fpump barre'lis entirely'vclear fromend to end.I Whenthe cap is removed it may be-'readily cleaned ora new capysu'bstituted. By'removin-g the nut 29 'and the washer'BO, the tap--orvalve y27 -may -be iremoved from the head 26 and this vwill perl mittheready cleansingof the pipe 25 and the -interiorfof the tapjv 1 A l'faucet comprising a body having a longitudinal bore:extending- 'entirely' therethrough, the forward'- port-ion` kof su'ch ,bore being"contracted`arnd the outer end of the contracted-portion being enlarged andinternally` threaded, sleeve fitted "within the contracted-portion of the bore; a gasket 'disposed within-'the outer enlarged 'porti on of thebore and-overlapping theforwa'r'd endof the sleeve, a gland nut threaded into the outer enlarged portion of thebore, *adischarge pipe passing Ventirelyf'through the.

body*r and extending beyond opposite rends thereof and ttingsnugly-lwithin the ksaid sleeve,"gasket' and glandnut, `a hea'dfa't the forward end'of the discharge pipe having itsouter portion reducedl'a'nd externally threaded, a valve body having a vertical bore thereof, and a piston-arranged to opopening and a lateral opening leading from erate Within the barrel. 10 the vertical opening and internally threaded In testimony whereof I afX my signature to receive the threaded end of the head at in presence of two Witnesses.

the outer end of the discharge pipe, a tubu- ROADY A. CHAMPION. [L s] lar valve fitted in the Vertical opening ofthe Witnesses:

valve body, a barrel coupled to the faucet G. R. RICHARDSON,

body adjacent the contracted portion of the CARL B. RICHARDSON.

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